Game 29 Thread: April 28 vs. Marlins, 7p

Dustin May (1-1, 3.68) vs. Edward Cabrera (0-1, 6.14).

Welcome back, former Dodger first base coach Clayton McCullough (now the manager of the Miami Marlins). The Marlins are not doing well this year, suffering from sloppy defense... just like the Dodgers! So maybe it's a McCullough thing.

Gotta give some love to Andy Pages, who went 10-for-12 in the series against the Pirates, including a hone run, three doubles, and four RBI. This output alone lifted his batting average from .183 to .277, and his OPS from .650 to .861 (Pages is now sitting at a 146 OPS+, which is higher than Teoscar Hernandez (145), and is absolutely amazing).

And then, we have Max Muncy, who is at a 55 OPS+. Maybe we can trade him to the Marlins for Sandy Alcantara (whom we'll see tomorrow!).

Clayton McCullough Departs Dodgers Staff to Lead Marlins

The Dodgers lose first-base coach Clayton McCullough, who has taken the head job with the Miami Marlins:

The Miami Marlins are hiring former Los Angeles Dodgers first-base coach Clayton McCullough as their new manager, a source familiar with the situation told ESPN on Sunday.

McCullough, 44, spent the past four seasons on Dave Roberts' coaching staff in L.A., the last of which ended in a championship. He succeeds Skip Schumaker, who was not brought back at the end of his contract and has since joined the Texas Rangers' front office as a senior adviser to president of baseball operations Chris Young.

Bummed to lose McCullough, whose antics at first were always hilarious, be it knocking helmets with Shohei Ohtani, or doing a spin flip when Freddie Freeman rounded first following his World Series Game 1 walk-off grand slam. I also worry about him at the Marlins, who have been said to have fostered a toxic clubhouse culture (consider the source, I know), not to mention a place where the organization tried to sideline the GM after making the playoffs for the first time in four years. (Kim Ng opted to leave the club rather than be demoted.)

The Marlins were 62-100 last year, the second-worst record in the National League. McCullough deserved a better landing spot than this.

Thank you, Clayton McCullough, for four great years with the Dodgers!

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